Rental and Reservation of Campus Facilities

There are several facilities at Rice University available for reservation. Each facility has its own associated restrictions and pricing. For more information, please contact the appropriate Rice department or employee.

Athletic Facilities and Activity Fields

Intramural Playing Fields and Recreation Center Facilities
Recreation Center Department Coordinator
713-348-4058

Rice Owls Athletic Facilities
Mickey Beavan, Jr.
Director of Facilities and Operations
713-348-8785
mbeavan@rice.edu

 

Classrooms

Office of the Registrar
Chris Higgins
Classroom and Scheduling Manager
713-348-8026
chiggins@rice.edu

 

Dining and Reception Venues

Cohen House
Frances Zientek
Office Manager
713-348-4000
club@rice.edu

Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center
Christina Reyna
Student Center Reservationist
713-348-3778
scevents@rice.edu

 

Fun Runs*, Walk-A-Thons*, and Outdoor Space Requests

Ray Courtyard, Rice Memorial Center
Christina Reyna
Student Center Reservationist
713-348-3778
scevents@rice.edu

All Other Outdoor Spaces
Joan Vogan
Office of Administration
713-348-5206
jvvogan@rice.edu

*Requests for Fun Runs and Walk-A-Thons  requiring use of public streets or the crushed granite sidewalks surrounding campus must also be approved by the city of Houston and University Place Super Neighborhood at uplace@airmail.net.

 

Parking Lot Usage Requests

Parking Office
Jessica Rico
Parking Enforcement
713-348-4591
jessica.c.rico@rice.edu

Weddings

Rice Chapel*, Rice Memorial Center
Christina Reyna
Student Center Reservationist
713-348-3778
scevents@rice.edu

*Due to the popularity of the Rice Chapel as a wedding venue, the reservation policy for the chapel states that either the bride or the groom must be a current or former Rice student or an employee or trustee of the university.

Guidelines for bridal and portrait photography

Guidelines for commercial, media, political and all other photography